Federal Organic Enforcement Hammer Falls Hard to Protect Farmers/Consumers
WASHINGTON, DC: In an investigation and legal case that dragged on for almost four years, one of the largest organic cattle producers in the United States, Promiseland Livestock, LLC, was suspended from organic commerce, along with its owner and key employees, for four years. The penalty was part of an…
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Earth Day Network was founded by the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970 to promote environmental citizenship. Earth Day Network now encompasses more than 17,000 partners and organizations in 174 countries, and more than 1 billion people participate in Earth Day activities.
Providing eco-friendly apparel is essential for our organization and for people who believe in Earth Day…
Bengaluru, Karnataka, December 1, 2009 /India PRwire/ — The Microfinance Focus, a global microfinance news portal with a monthly magazine, announced today that it has signed a media partnership with the Global Microcredit Summit Campaign for its forthcoming Africa/Middle East Regional Microcredit Summit (AMERMS) to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from April 7 to 10, 2010.
Microfinance Focus is…
Connectivity for Best-in-class SDR Design Flow Enabled by Collaboration with Zeligsoft, PrismTech
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it will demonstrate connectivity between its SystemVue platform and the Spectra CX platform, co-developed by PrismTech and Zeligsoft, at the Software-Defined Radio (SDR) Forum 2009 conference, Dec. 1-4, in Washington, D.C. The demonstration will show how the…
ALEXANDRIA,VA—A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Tuesday charging three men with ties to MS-13 with murdering Claros Luna, 40, of Maryland, during a robbery on Manor Road in Alexandria, Va., on July 29, 2009.
Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Joseph Persichini Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI Washington…
Eid Passport, Inc. yesterday filed suit against Intellicheck Mobilisa,
Inc. (NYSE Amex: IDN), alleging anticompetitive and predatory conduct in
the U.S. military market in violation of federal and state antitrust
laws.
The federal court lawsuit accuses Intellicheck Mobilisa of attempting to
unlawfully monopolize the market for electronically validating
state-issued driver licenses of visitors who…
Terrence M. Fay has joined the law firm Thompson Hine LLP as a partner
in the firm’s Columbus office.
Fay, a member of the firm’s Environmental group, focuses his practice on
civil and criminal environmental litigation, public contract litigation
and environmental counseling in real estate and corporate transactions.
He has almost 30 years of experience…
Salon.com launched its online
store today, a curated collection of well-designed products that
reflect interesting ideas, soul-pleasing utility and just the profound
wackiness of our culture. Examples:
A 5-piece china
place setting that looks like the traditional blue Delft china –
until you look closely and see that the motif is really New York…
Allstate honoring four ’Heroes’ who best represent the ideals of Dr. King through giving back in their communities.
Allstate Insurance Company today announced it is once again encouraging volunteerism on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, to be observed in cities across the country on January 18, 2010. As part of the company’s recognition of Dr. King’s vision and its…
WASHINGTON — The launch of NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, aboard a Delta II rocket is scheduled to occur between 9:09 a.m. and 9:23 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 9, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. NASA will provide television and Internet coverage of prelaunch activities and launch.
After launch, WISE will scan the entire sky…
FedEx Team Members Will Volunteer and Provide In-Kind Deliveries Around the Globe
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) is once again heralding the holiday season by delivering packages for busy shoppers as well as non-profit organizations in need of a helping hand. Throughout November and December, FedEx will expand its year-round initiatives to provide volunteer hours and in-kind delivery services to…
Sentencing UBS Whistleblower Undermines U.S. and International Anti-Corruption Efforts
Washington, D.C. November 25, 2009. International organizations, including Transparency International Czech Republic, the Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform (FAIR) – Canada, and The Network for Affirmation of NGO Sector (MANS) – Montenegro have joined the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC), the Government Accountability Project, the Project on Government Oversight, and numerous other…
United Airlines is offering travelers new opportunities to experience the beauty of Rome when the airline begins daily seasonal service between Chicago and the Italian capital on May 1, 2010.
The once-daily flight will operate through the peak summer travel season, ending on Aug. 31, 2010.
Service between Rome and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, United’s largest hub, will offer convenient…
WASHINGTON, USDA today issued a study which shows how successful each State is in reaching families eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and that state-by-state participation rates in SNAP varied widely. According to Reaching Those in Need: State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participation Rates in 2007, the latest annually released report, 66 percent of eligible persons received SNAP…
“The Phillies were a tough team, but I knew Mayor Nutter was going to end up looking great in pinstripes,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “The Yankees are the World Champions, but the real winners are of course the students with us today who are learning how they can make a difference in their own school. The Cities of Service coalition Mayor…
Seattle-based tannenboing™ launches a new product, a modern sustainable Christmas tree as an alternative to PVC artificial Christmas trees
SEATTLE, WA — November 21, 2009 — Michele Weingeist, a Seattle resident, has created a modern, spiral Christmas tree for the holiday season. Made from recycled and recyclable aluminum, tannenboing is Weingeist’s solution for a fresh, hip take on an old…
Scientists from the University of Arizona led by Arizona Genomics Institute director Rod A. Wing and from collaborating institutions have deciphered the complete genetic code of the maize plant for the first time.
The researchers, who have been collaborating for the past four years on the National Science Foundation-funded Maize Genome Sequencing Project, have provided the complete sequence and structures…
CTA bus routes will be detoured off North Michigan Avenue on Saturday, Nov. 21 for the annual Magnificent Mile Lights Festival.
The festival motorcade is scheduled to step off at 5:30pm from Rush and Oak and will travel south on Michigan Avenue to Wacker Drive.
Immediately following the parade will be a fireworks display which will be visible along the…
Food Manufacturers and Organic Industry Lobbyists Circle the Wagons
CORNUCOPIA, WI – Two powerful lobby groups in the food industry, The Grocery Manufacturers of America and the Organic Trade Association, recently intervened as friends of the court in a federal consumer class-action lawsuit accusing the nation’s largest supplier of private-label organic milk of consumer fraud. In what has been…
There is no such thing as being too compliant in the health care
industry. Compliance is an integral part of doing business with
government agencies; and successful companies must ensure every program,
process and person meets a strict set of standards. Some people take it
to the next level.
Dave Pryor, CIA Performance Manager of…
Hotel’s New Lobby, Meeting Space and Restaurant Puts Guests in the Center of it All.
Washington, DC. The Washington Marriott at Metro Center hotel celebrated its 15 year anniversary with the completion of an $11 million renovation, an investment by the hotel’s owner, Host Hotels & Resorts. Situated in the center of downtown Washington, DC at 775 12th and…
Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the United States
STATEMENT ON CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON IRAN AND LATIN AMERICA
October 27, 2009
Today’s hearing in the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the House of Representatives, titled “Iran in the Western Hemisphere,” featured a number of unfounded allegations against Venezuela by several congressmen, including the chairman of the committee,…
Event will also include free health screenings, panel discussion among local health care leaders
LOS ANGELES, Aetna (NYSE:AET) and Magic Johnson Enterprises (MJE) announced today that Earvin “Magic” Johnson will be the featured speaker at a free “Magic@50” Community Health EXPO at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center (4718 West Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016) on Saturday, November…
The new members were announced as the U.S. Senate considers a comprehensive climate and energy legislation and as world leaders prepare to meet in Copenhagen next month to negotiate a new international agreement on climate change.
These companies know that there is no distinction between what is good for business and what is good for the environment, said Lubber, whose…
Waste management is a thriving business in the US, with 15,000 companies accounting for more than $80 billion in annual revenue. This industry has bright prospects to grow in coming years. New technologies have made the industry structure more widespread with new opportunities and now recycling is playing an important role.
Non-hazardous waste management is a mature market that…
Boston, MA , PBS, NPR and WGBH announce today the launch of the redesigned Forum Network (forum-network.org), a national digital media lecture service and website that provides free educative content in the form of online lectures to citizens of local communities and beyond. Public stations across the country are working in collaboration with local mission-driven community organizations, and cultural and…
WASHINGTON—Charles Paul Edward Jumet, of Fluvanna County, Va., pleaded guilty today in connection with his role in a conspiracy to pay bribes to Panamanian government officials to secure a maritime contract, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride, Joseph Persichini Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the…
WASHINGTON—Rohullah Farooqi Lodin and Hashmatullah Farooqi were each sentenced today in Alexandria, Va., to four years in prison for their roles in a scheme to offer $1 million in bribes to a U.S. Army contracting official in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride of the Eastern District of…
WASHINGTON—Jeffrey Robert Libman, 42, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was sentenced to 87 months in prison today for receiving child pornography, Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jeffrey H. Sloman announced.
Libman was also sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga to lifetime supervised release, following…
Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leader in the development of
isoform-selective phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K) inhibitors for
the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced the
presentation of results from preclinical studies of CAL-120, a novel
oral beta/delta PI3K inhibitor, at the AACR-EORTC-NCI International
Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics Conference in Boston, Mass.
The…
Touchstone Consulting Group (Touchstone) (www.touchstone.com)
applauds Data.gov
and the other recipients of the Government Computer News (GCN) Award for
Agency IT Achievement, which recognizes “the most innovative and
high-impact IT projects in government.”
“For all the legitimate clamor about how government agencies need to
share information more effectively, it’s easy to miss the…
New Poll Shows 42 Percent Plan to Give or Hope to Receive a Game This Year
WASHINGTON, DC – Forty-two percent of American adults plan to give or hope to receive a computer or video game this holiday season, according to a new report released today by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The poll, conducted by KRC Research, also…
On November 19, the event will bring together more than 200 participants, including policymakers, businesses, international and U.S. employer organizations and trade unions, opinion leaders, donors and technical agencies, the broader think tank and policy research community, and senior staff of the World Bank and IFC.
Several garment companies also will be represented, including American Eagle Outfitters, Gap Inc.,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. —While the debate over prescription drug advertising persists, a new study released online in the American Journal of Public Health offers guidelines for improving drug ads in order to minimize potential harm and maximize benefits. The study reveals that while there are some benefits from prescription drug direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA), there are significant risks that are magnified by…
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